'The Handmaid's Tale' wins Hulu its first Emmy Awards, including Best Drama

Hulu's science fiction series The Handmaid's Tale won big tonight at the Primetime Emmy Awards, where it took home the awards for drama series, actress in a drama series (Elisabeth Moss), writing in a drama series (Bruce Miller), directing in a drama series (Reed Morano) and supporting actress in a drama series (Ann Dowd).

Hulu's science-fiction series The Handmaid's Tale won big tonight at the Primetime Emmy Awards, where it took home the awards for drama series, actress in a drama series (Elisabeth Moss), writing in a drama series (Bruce Miller), directing in a drama series (Reed Morano) and supporting actress in a drama series (Ann Dowd).

The show tells the story of Offred (played by Moss), a woman struggling to survive in a fundamentalist, misogynist future, a future that seems depressingly relevant. The Handmaid's Tale was created by Miller, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, and seems to be the first big home run for Hulu's original programming — a success capped off by tonight's wins.